23 years of this site still chugging along...
New Batman announced
by Doc on Sep.11, 2003, under Movies
Warner Brothers Pictures has finally revealed the actor expected to ressurect the Batman franchise for a fifth movie: Christian Bale (Reign of Fire). In addition, some details have also been released – the movie will in essense be a prequel to the previous movies, following hte Dark Knight’s early career, directed by Christopher Nolan (Insomnia) and based on a script by Nolan and Dave Goyer (the Blade movies).
Craven’s Cursed reworked; Rick Baker retires
by Doc on Sep.10, 2003, under Movies
Wes Craven’s Cursed, which halted production in June, is now being rescripted at the behest of Dimension Films, which will probably result in recasting as well. And, in a further twist, Craven announced that Oscar-winning makeup wizard Rick Baker has closed up his shop and retired, leaving the makeup work for Cursed to KNB.
Clone Wars cartoon to air on Toonami in Britain
by Doc on Sep.09, 2003, under Television
For all our British readers, all, um…well, probably none of you: Variety has reported that new network Toonami will air Star Wars: Clone Wars, the Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network produced series of animated shorts, starting November 10th. The show airs on the Cartoon Network in the states starting November 7th.
Heinlein’s last novel is now his first
by Doc on Sep.06, 2003, under General News
hossman writes “Heinlein’s long lost first novel “For Us, the Living,” has been recovered, and will soon be in print. This novel apparently pre-dates his first short story, and was rejected by publishers due to it’s racy content. The book will be released in the US sometime durring January 2004 for $25 dollars — it is allready available for pre-order from several stores.” Amazon.com is taking pre-orders.
Firefly set to become movie under Universal
by Doc on Sep.04, 2003, under Movies
Universal has acquired the rights to Firefly from Fox and is set to a feature film. Production is set to start in the first quarter of 2004, and will be creator Joss Whedon’s directorial debut.
2003 Hugo award winners announced
by Doc on Aug.31, 2003, under General News
The 2003 Hugo awards were given out at Torcon 3 this weekend. No suprise, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers took Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation. Buffy took Short Form for the episode “Conversations With Dead People”, and Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer won Best Novel. Get the full winners list from the Torcon web site.
Babylon 5 Still Flying High
by Doc on Aug.29, 2003, under General News
lorien1 writes “‘Babylon 5’ Still Flying High
By Martin Sieff
UPI Senior News Analyst
Published 4/30/2003 10:28 PM
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) — Is “Babylon 5” the finest science fiction television series of all time? Obviously not quite, with the “Classic Star Trek” of the 1960s and Rod Serling’s wonderful, magical “Twilight Zone” still around. But the best sci-fi TV series of the past 30 years? For that, you should well consider it.” Read More for the whole article. Nice to see mainstream press, especially amid the success of the DVDs and Jerry Doyle’s push for a return.
BBC1 controller wants more Who
by Doc on Aug.29, 2003, under Television
It appears that Lorraine Heggessey, the current controller at BBC1, wants to bring Doctor Who back. The roadblock right now according to her is a “complicated” rights issue (perhaps Fox still has a stake in it?), although the article goes on to say that the only known issue is that some of the writers, like the late Terry Nation, owned rights to certain characters, like Nation’s Daleks, which I’m sure would be a must.
“That Darn Squid God” – October 2003 release
by Doc on Aug.27, 2003, under General News
Nick Pollotta writes ” Unfortunately, due to a snafu at the printers, the Fantasy/Humor novel, “That Darn Squid God” will not be released until October 2003.
Sorry for the delay.
Nick Pollotta, www.NickPollotta.com
John Betancourt, www.WildsidePress.com
“(That Darn Squid God) Rewrites literary history, remodels London worse than the Blitz, and convinces that it is wise never to deny the supremacy of British womanhood! What more can you ask?” ANALOG
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Alien re-release to include missing scene
by Doc on Aug.26, 2003, under Movies
The upcoming theatrical re-release of 1979’s Alien will include a never-before-seen scene, which will apparently show the ultimate fate of the Nostromo crewmembers. According to Ridley Scott, the scene was originally removed to improve the pacing of the movie, but “now, looking at it, I thought, ‘Well, actually, it doesn’t.'”.